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    • Another Slow Day in Antigua

    • Another Slow Day in Antigua

    • Architecture

    • This photo was taken in the central square of Antigua, Guatemala in 2009. It was one of many visits there from where I was living in El Salvador, and I just loved the background colors and the expression on the girl's face. I pulled this off my...
    • Staff Photos
    • Farm Plans

    • Farm Plans

    • Business development

    • A Volunteer and TechnoServe staffer and discuss privatization plans for a farm. Sandomierz, 1992.
    • Agency Photos
    • Farm Plans

    • Farm Plans

    • Business development

    • A Volunteer and TechnoServe staffer and discuss privatization plans for a farm. Sandomierz, 1992.
    • Agency Photos
    • Kiting Away Our Worries

    • Kiting Away Our Worries
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    • This photo was taken in September of 2009. A fellow Volunteer and I head out to a nice open field and have some fun with my kite as folks on the nearby highway (not pictured) stopped to stare. This was outside the village of Aparan, Armenia.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Christian Cross on the Hill Top

    • Christian Cross on the Hill Top
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    • On every hill top in Bosnia, there seems to be a Christian cross where the city is predominantly Christian. I would take a hike at lunch time from Mostar up to this hill top with a spectacular view of the river, the dam up river and North of...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Donkey Parking

    • Donkey Parking

    • Animals

    • In the central Albanian mountain town of Gjinar, you will find numerous donkeys tied up to random trees or rocks as their owners stock up on fruits and vegetables at the weekly market. Picture taken in July of 2009.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • The Caucasus

    • The Caucasus

    • Animals; Culture shock and adaptation; Site orientation; Volunteers

    • View of the foothills of the eastern portion of the greater Caucasus, in the town of Lagodekhi, Georgia, approximately 5 kilometers from the Azerbaijani border. A typical cow herder leading the cows home at the end of the day (most cows know how to...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Water Color

    • Water Color

    • Anniversaries; Celebrations

    • I took this picture at the Peace Corps 50th anniversary celebration in Stefan cel Mare park in Chisinau, Moldova in August 2011. The photo shows decorations of balloons on the right hand side, with the Peace Corps logo displayed on the stage in the...
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Plzen Building

    • Plzen Building

    • Architecture

    • Building in Plzen. We were told the state did not fix old buildings since Plzen was close to the German border and that if war broke out again, NATO would just destroy Plzen.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Building Slide

    • Building Slide

    • Architecture

    • This slanted building in Tirana, Albania is undergoing renovations to become an expo center. On sunny days you will find children climbing the sides and sliding down as they were on this April 2008 day.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Aegviidu Post Office

    • Aegviidu Post Office

    • Architecture

    • My first year in Peace Corps, I lived in a tiny little forest village of 1,000 square feet. It was charming, but lonely, particularly during the long, dark winter months. This was taken on one of the few days when the sun was out.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Sarajevo

    • Sarajevo

    • Architecture;

    • Volunteer Tracy Mathieu at the main city fountain in downtown Sarajevo - reminiscent of the Ottoman Empire.
    • Volunteer Photos
    • Mostar, Bosnia

    • Mostar, Bosnia

    • Architecture

    • Volunteer Tracy Mathieu with a friend heading for a nice spicy meal on the Christian side of Mostar - after working for Mostar Women Microenterprise Loan project Prizma. The view is of the River and opposite Muslim side of Mostar. This was just...
    • Volunteer Photos

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